Sequoiadendron giganteum Calflora

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Taxon Report

Sequoiadendron giganteum (Lindl.) J. Buchholz

Giant sequoia, Sierra redwood, big tree

2017 Alison Sheehey

2008 John Dittes

2013 Keir Morse

2016 Keir Morse

2018 Ricky Grubb

2018 Hannah Kang

2013 Neal Kramer

2013 Susan McDougall

2016 Zoya Akulova

2015 Nick Kurzenko

Nick Kurzenko

2003 Julie Kierstead Nelson

2013 Cynthia Powell

Gerald and Buff Corsi 2016 California Academy of Sciences

Sequoiadendron giganteum is a tree that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.

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Genus:	Sequoiadendron
Family:	Cupressaceae
Category:	gymnosperm

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Americus giganteus
PLANTS	Sequoia gigantea
PLANTS	Sequoia wellingtonia

More information about Sequoiadendron giganteum


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (SEGI2) BONAP Distribution Map	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net Google Images Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
Photo Tour: Institute for Redwood Ecology, Humboldt State University. photos / record / common / links

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2022. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 08/11/2022).